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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-07-02

stated lat hc was i'm the Council Cham
ben when FuQua came in and ihai shortly
aocrvard, Womack also entered ana
.aid TO FuQua, ] want to see you.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-07-02
OVER THE WIRES.
THE lccIDkNT, IND LyrIDENTS OF
THE D1Y BY TELEGR1FH

little Rain ln Thtee Months Jcniie Bow
man, Murderer 4 German, >nicide'
Asiatic Cholera in Detroit \ Deianlter
Weather Indications Nc.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1887-11-17
fhe sally.


In the ruined mill long shadows fall,
The mice creep over the door,
Ihe cobwehS swing on the crannici wall,
The sun Sits in through the door;
The great milestone hangs idly therc,
And the brook as it tricklcs by
Gives happy laugh 10 the sunlit air.
And smih 20 the far-off sky.
II springs and il leaps the mill race down,
II whispers over the grass.
IL gurgles under the rce-roots brown,
Ii calls 10 the hIris as they pass;
Over ieathery moss il softly flows
Where the pines their bows interlaCe,
And the great, gaunt r,cks in their calm
repoSe,
For ages untold have their place.
In the deep ravine, in the summer noon,
The lazy leaves scarcely stir;
A Mayward bce gives n honeyed crNon,
The crickets family whir,
The trees grow green in their fallen state,
The squirrels run out and in,
And the very stones seem a. watch and wait
For the life Of the mill 10 begin.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1887-11-17

Somebody's heart is gay,
And somebody's heart l. sad,
Far lights beam bright aeross the way,
And door with Grape is clad,
Sadness and gladness e'er
Are dwellers side by side,
\ dear one on her bier,
And the wreathing of bride.
Bright eyes are filled with mirth,
Pale faces bend in prayer,
And hearts beside the CHEEKY hearth
Are crushed by stout despair
All, sorrow and Joy and hopa
Are parted by thinnest wan.
And only on hearts which never ope,
No ghostly shadows fall
No thoughts Of the funeral train
Come 10 the festive throngs;
No hope that JOY viii dawn again,
To stricken souls belongs.
The future Is e'er a sunny sea
To the children of joy and mirth.
But only the frost and its memory
Comes To stricken Cnes of earth
Somebody's heart is gay,
And somebody's heart is sad,
For light beams bright across the way,
And door with Grape is clad
Sadness and gladness e'er
Crowd round US side by side;
4 sunny smile and a scalding tear,
So close they are allied.
Il. G. Riggs in ST. Louis Magazine.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1887-11-17

Capt w. c. .GEOGHEGAN, will leave Pier
10, Light Street Wharf, every TUESDAY
and Friday at 5, =. NJ, for tie following
landings on Potomac River:
ON TUESDAYS FOR
COrnfield Harbor, Munday's Point,
Jones Wharf, Abelrs Wharf,
BrUme's Wharf, Howard's Wharf,
BacOn's Wharf, LeonardtOwn,
COwart's Wharf, FOxwelrs Wharf,
COan Wharf, Stones Wharf,
Kinsale Wharf, Cobrum Wharf,
Lodge Wharf, Nomini Ferry,
Mt Holly Wharf.
Leave LEONARDTON for BALTIMORE
on Thursday at z, A. NJ.
ON FRIDAYS FOR
Cornfield HarbOr, FOxwelrs Wharf,
Jones Wharf CObrum Wharf,
Brome's Wharf, Towards Wharf,
Bacon's Wharf, Leonardtown Wharf,
Cowart's Wharf, Stones Wharf,
COan Wharf, Lancaster's Wharf,
Kinsale Wharf, Chaptico Wharf,
Lodge Wharf, Liverpool Point,
Munday's Point, Smiths Point,
Piney Point, Glymount.
Abelrs Wharf
ALEXANDRIA, & WASHINGTON ID. G.
Leave WASHINGTON for BALTIMORE
on Sunday, at 4, i. NJ.
Freight Receiued only on TUESDA Us and
FRIDA Us.
No Freight received after 4.30, p. IT.
No Bills Of Lading will be signed except
those of the Company.
X. FOSTER, General Manager
A. NEEDHAM, Jr., Agent
Feb. 24-tf.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1887-11-17
CAUTION.

All persons are warned not to trespass
with dog or gun, or in any other manner,
on our farms located in Breton's Neck.
The law will be rigidly enforced against
all persons disegariing this notice ire
Spective uf party, race or previous condi-
ton of servitude.
Frank Dillahay, Wellington Davis,
Jonathan MooEe, Zach Matiingly,
John T. Johnson, Leo NJ wathen.
z. T. Matting.y,
Oct l3-d.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1887-11-17

We'll, you see what has happened.
Your husband isn't dead after all.
Dear me. how shall We get to arrange
the matter? It's very provoking,
very"
"Alas, sir, twas a severe trial.
God, in his goodness, has spared his
life. l trust the lesson will be of SER
vice to him"
God, in his goodness ?" went on
muttering Choquart. That's ell very
we'll. But We haven't settled our
little difficulty as yet"
Come now. Choquart," said /, in.
terruPting him pretty sharply, we've
had enough on that score. NJ. Ballu
has rendered you his best excuses in
my presence, and cordially invites
you to dinner what more do you
want %
Dear me-" said Choquart, still
fascinated by the leg OF mutton, II
do think it is beginning to burn at the
joint"
The difficulty was now over, and
the durlist completely disarmed. We
all had dinner. Choquart recounted
his duels to the upholsterer, and drank
with great gusto his "spurious"
Madeira.
Choquart died in poverty. For
over twenty years he had lived on a
small pension granted him by the
Comte de Chambord. When, how.
ever, he received 500 francs, his
wont was to give his friends a supper
which cost the same sum, so that on
certain days Of the year he went sup
PEERLESS to bed. Still, he he was ex.
tremely punctilious in money matters.
Boston Courier Translation from
the French Of Auguste Villemot.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1887-11-17
FAMOUS DUElIsT.

near the st. Eustache church, in
Paris, is an old house, rendered con-
spicuous by wide porch and an ex.
tensive stock in trade of china. This,
two centuries ago, was the Hotel du
ROyaumOnt, built by philippe Hu.
rault, bishop of Charles and able of
Royaumont. Later on it was occupied
by Francois de Montmorency, Comte
de Bouteville, who made it gen.
erous rendezvous for the dueiists in
Paris. All the gentlemen of the
court, eager to challenge any of their
peers over some love intrigue, or who
for some personal motive looked dag
gers at each other on the Place Royale
or the Cour la Refine, met at the man.
sion in the Rue du Jour. Here they
were Hospitality received and enter
tanned they were offered a cold col
lation with wines and liquors before
entering the lists, and those who had
forgotten to bring weapons were pro-
vided with a goodiy selection OF
polished steel. Throughout the
morning there was an incessant clash
Of blades, each thrust and parry be-
ing watched with intense interest by
veterans, who, after old scores had
been wiped off, and the resident sur
geon had bandaged the combatants
wounds; were invited, with the due
lists and their seconds, to luncheon
with the Comte de Bouteville.
1t would doubtless be vain quest
to seek, nowadays, for single repre-
sentative Of this defunct race OF due
lists, race to which Choquart evident
ly belonged. He must have had an.
cestors among the exquisites Of the
reign of Louis NH, the swash buck
lers of the Hotel de Royauomnt, or
the splendid corps OF musketeers Of
Louis XIV. Choquart's mania for
dueling, his ever recurring provoca-
tions to decide a difference at the
swords point made of him public
character and his reputation was
perhaps heightened rather than di.
minished by the fact that his most
terrible challenges were unable to
withstand the offer Of peaceful solu-
tion owe. a bowl Of punch. His guile
less talk and southern accent, his
peculiar way of lisping and other
physical oddities, gave to his daily
Odyssey a smack of the most genuine
comic buffoonery.
When the mania for fighting was
strong within him it was difficult to
evads his mood. One day be would
enter coffee house, take a seat and
say to q near neighbor:
After you, The Figaro. please"
"Sir." the other would politely re-
spond, "it is not The Figaro but The
Constitutional that l am reading"
"Oh. you would give me the lie,
would you? Take care, sir, or, by
God I'll teach You better Manners
On another occasion he would in.
troduce like scene after this fashion
Now, don't keep staring at me il
that offensive manner. please"
IL" expostulated the customer
Lord bless me, sir, / didn't even SCI
you. / was looking the other way
"oh! then | am a liar, am -
And Choquart would rise from hi.
seat in threatening attitude.
Even the most peaceful person
could scarcely put up with such in
science. They felt like tucking NJ
their sleeves aud knocking Choquar
down. Nor did he fail, at times, I.
meet with his deserts. He NOR
than once stumbled on Tsrter. Hi
best known serspe that way is wortl
relating. Choquart one day entere'
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1887-11-17

A-lt is too bad to spend half of
short life distressed with neuralgia,
when . cents scent for one bottle Of
Salvation Oil will cure it quickly.
He talked as if he had q frog in his
hroat," but he was only hoarse; q
ingls bottle Of DR.. Bull Cough Syrup
,elieved the trouble at once. p cents.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1887-11-17

"A WESLEYAN 1OSIOFFlCE.-S some
time ago, while the Inspector of Post
offices for the Northern Pacific Divis.
ion was making his rounds, he arrived
at small town in Idaho Territory,
and going into the only store in the
place, inquired, Where is the Post
office here
The sole occupant of the store look
Cd hiA suaS, f.esA bead 10 foot. and
replied:
Why, you dsrned fool, it's right
here. Where did you suppose it was?
The inspector looked around at the
bar, with its row of black bottles, the
two barrels of sugar, and othsr arti-
cles generally found in q backwoods
store, but failed to discover the Post
office department.
Where is the place you keep the
letters? he asked.
There; in that cigar box. Can't
you see thing when It's right afore
your nose?
The inspector looked into the cigar
box, and to his surprise and amuse-
ment, found the Postoffee, the letters
being t brown promiscuously among
the cigar stumps, etc.
Where is the po:tmaster? he in.
quired.
He's gone hunting.
Who attends the postoffice when he g
away.
The clerk?
Where is he?
Sick.
Well, who is attending the office
today?
If you're looking for fullblown
postmaster, just gaze on me I'm him
him today.
Have you been sworn in?
Not much: not sworn out either.
This state Of affairs shocked the
worthy inspector, and he told the man
they could not conduct Uncle Sam s
business in that way.
He was informed that if he did not
like it he could call on the postmaster
next day and settle it.
The inspector was on hand early
next morning and found the post.
master looking like thunder cloud.
So you're the man what inspects
post cfices, are you? said he. And
you don't like my style? All right, he
continued and he grabbed up the cigar
box containing the post office, I'm a
man of few words and much meaning
You just tell that man in Washington
they call Uncle Sam, to take his onery
twenty dollars-a-year post Office and
60 plum to with it. amt pos
mastering as much as / was.
And he fired the post Office into tn,
road, with an invitation to the in
Pector to follow quickly and not look
back il he cared to enjoy further good
health.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1887-11-17
RATIFICATION NOTICE.

VIM. Barber, Mary L. Barber and others.
VI.
Vim. Il. Clarke's admrs. and others.
In the Circuit Court for ST. Mary's coun-
~, sitting a a Court of Equity.
No 6:y Y. +.
Ordered this eth day Of October, 1897,
that the sale made and reported by Robert
{. Combs, Trustee in this cause. bc ratified
and confirmed, unless cause Ia the contra
~ I've shown on or before the 1st Monday
Of November, 1887, provided a copy Of this
order be published in the II. Mary's BEA-
coz once a week for three successive weeks
prior the said lst Monday of November
The report states the land sold for $275.
J. FRANK FORD, Clerk.
True Copy-Tcst:
J. FRANK FORD. Clerk.
Oct l3-3wo
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1887-11-17
RATIFICATION NOTICE.
-
Ann VI. Combs and Charlotte b. McSherry
W.
Ellen Rebecca Fenwick and Others.

Ellen Rebecca Fenwick and Others.
In the Circnit Court for ~. Mary's coun-
ty, sitting as a Court of Equity.
No. 641 n. +.
Ordered this llth day of October, 1887,
that the Auditors Report, filed in the above
Causr, be ratified and confirmed, unless
cause Ia the contrary lie shown on or be-
fore the lst Monday of November, 1897,
provided a copy Of this order be published
in the 81. Mary's BEACON once u week for
three successive weeks prior TO the said lst
Monday of November
J. FRANK FORD, Clerk.
True copy-TeSt:
J. FRAME FORD, Clerk
oct l3-;Iws
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-09-28
A Strategic Crow.

I must not stop speaking of crows
without telling how one of them freed
its young from cage in which 1 had
placed them. The cage was latticed
summer-house and the two young crows
were turned loose in this. The crow
evidently noticed that I went to feed
these and some rabbits whenever the big
dinner bell rang. This was suspended
over the kitchen and was erected to call
the hands to dinner, from any part Of
the place. One day I was in my office, a
little room in the front yard, when !
heard the bell ring. lat once arose and
started for the kitchen to get food for
nv crows and rabbits. found the cook
in high Indignation, being unable to
discover what rapscallion had rung de
bell er half hour fore dinner. 1 very
shortly discovered the crow ringing it.
Taking the food out I went to the rab-
bit or summer-house. The crow flew
quite near me. I Iopcned the door. At
once it made q ss-sge attack on me.
Throwing down the food, looked about
for a stick to defend myself. In doing
this 1 left the door open. The two
youngsters hoped out. Seeing these
the old one flew into tree and called
them to join her. I made furious rush,
but it was too late. Both were in the
air. They escaped. To this day can
recall the grin of exultation which
illuminated the face of that crow when
she saw my chagrin. n.-Memphis Ara 'anche,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-09-28
The "TOddy Palm"

"When was down in Washington the
other day." remarked Western pollti-
clan at the st. James, "they showed me
a wonderful Indian palm in the botanical
garden. They call it the caryota ureus,
and it cuts bigger figure in the world as
an intoxicant than all the distilleries of
the United States. Just in proportion as
the followers of Brahma and Buddha in
India are far more numerous than the
Christian population of the United
States, in the same proportion does that
palm tree surpass all our appliances for
making an intoxicant. 1t is a beautiful
tree, with trunk something over q foot
in diameter, grows to the height of about
sixty feet, and is surmounted by an ele-
CANT crown of gracefully curved leaves.
The flower spikes are ten or twelve feet
long, and issue from the trunk at the
base of the leaves, hanging down like a
horses tail. They are not produced till
the tree has arrived at its full period of
growth, and the manner in which the
numerous spikes succeed each other is
rather singular. Tie first spike issues
from the top of the tree, and after it has
done Towering another comes out below
it, and so on, a flower spike being pro.
duced from the angle of each leaf stalk,
or from the circular scar left by leaves
that have fallen away from the trunk,
until the process of Towering reaches the
ground, when the tree IS exhausted and
dies.
"The English in India gave it the
name of Teddy Palm, because they traced
kinship between their old home toddy
and the juice of the tree. The natives
work it in this fashion: When the spikes
are in the bud they cut them off, and the
sap that would have flowed into the bud
is caught by them in gourd and used as
liquor. It's very powerful, and pro-
duces fine crop of deIirium tremens in
India. They expect this Oriental dis
tillery to flow some time this fall. Yes,
it's the only Toddy Palm in this coun-
try. '-Neao York Sun.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-09-28
A Tramn's Bundle.

For many years I have been devoured
by an intense and abiding curiosity to
know what tramp carries in his bundle.
You may have noticed that no matter
where YOU meet tramp or under what
circumstances, he has bundle with him.
1t may be done compactly up in a news.
paper or tightly wrapped in old and dirty
rags; it may be two feet square or no
bigger than your fist, but it is always
bundle of some sort, and one to which he
clings with the tenacity of death itself.
I have heard number of conjectures
hazarded as to its possible contents.
Some critics have maintained that it con.
tains food and others that it is a mere
dummy, contrived to impose upon
credulous landlord at a half-dime lodging
house. Ihave read newspaper stories OF
fortunes concealed in the tramp's bundle,
and been told of occasions when the
bundle found in the possession OF dead
tramp contained family papers and doeu.
ments to prove that the late unlamented
was a person of high birth and exalted
connections. But of my own knowledge I
have never been able to satisfy myself as
to its actual characters so that when was
accosted the other day by tramp with
the usual bundle and a plea for the price
of nights lodgings, 1 said to him:
"Teli me what is in your bundle and
I'll give you dollar"
"Honest2" said the tramp.
Iassured him of it.
"You won't give me away to living
soul2"
81 pledge you my word"
"Well, then" said the tramp, in voice
full of alcohol and mystery, 81 don't
mind telling you. It's my full dress
suit. You see a fcller in my position has
to move in society good deal, and he
must have his dress suit ready, for he
don't know when he may need it.-Neu
York Ne,oS.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-09-28
Dakota Once O Waste.

One day I met an old traveller, wht
thirty years or more ago had Travelled
through Dakota extensively. This i
what he told me: "Dakota's wonderful
fertility now is due solely to the coming
of the rain. Thirty years ago, going uE
the Missouri and near what is now Fort
Pierre, 1 met an old trspper and asked
him if it had ever rained there. He re.
piled: "Forty-six years ago. He had
lived in the Territory that length Of time,
and while his remarks was not literally
true, it indicated the scarcity of moist.
ure. There was no such thing as dew,
and the alkali beds were so heavy in
their deposits that in lieu of saleratus
have broken cakes Of it off and made bis
cults from it. The sand storms were
terrific, and the Territory waste that
seemingly nothing could ever reclaim. "
-Pi1ueer Press.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-09-28
Recipes.

EGG Corn BREAD.-Take quart OF
water, boil and stir in teacup of meal;
let boil and stir; add teacup of butter;
take off the fire and let cool; then add
two eggs and little salt; pour in but
tered dish.
WHEATEN GEMs.-Stir into ice-cold
water enough coarse Graham flour, un-@
, sifted, to make rather stiff batter, two
parts water to three of -four are the cor
rect proportions; beat vigorously and dip
into hot gem pans. Set them on top the
, stove until we'll heated, and fill them not
quite even full; bake in very hot oven
from thirty to forty minutes. 8
CHOCOLATE CUsTARD. - One quart
milk, three level teaspoonfuls corn starch,
, four level teaspoonfuls grated chocolate
| Stir the chocolate into the milk, heat to-
boiling, then add the corn starch dissolved
in little milk. Let it cook minute,
then take from the fire, add salt, sugar
and vanilla to taste. Sweeten and flavor
one cup of cream, beat with an egg
beater, and put in the custard cold.
CHICKEN sALAD.-The best meat OF:
two chickens dressed fine, twice as mucn
minced celery, five hard boiled eggs, four
tablespoons of melted butter, rubbed
with the yolks, and the whites minced
fine: mix thoroughly with one ana
half teaspoons of mustard; salt ana pep;
per to taste; moisten the whole with,
chicken broth and little vinegar. In
absence of celery use cabbage. f
LYoNAIsE PoTAToEs.- Put one pint OF
milk in frying pan, add piece of but.
ter the size of a walnut, some salt and
pepper; let it boil, take heated tea
spoonful of corn-four, mix with a little
cold milk and add to the milk in fry
ing pan. Keep stirring all the time; have
ready six or seven good sized potatoes,
peeled and cut into thin slices; put them.
into the pan with little parsley and an,
onion chopped small; cover them with
plate and let them stew gradually for
! fifteen minutes. Send to table in a cov-
cred dish.
OUNCE JELLY.-Rub the ounce with
cloth until perfectly smooth, cut in
small pieces, pack tight in kettle, pour
on cold water until level with the fruit,
boil very soft; make a three-cornereds
flannel bag, pour in fruit and hang up to
drain, occasionally pressing on top and:
sides to make the juice run more freely,
taking care not to press hard
enoug Oh to expel the pulp: There
is not so much need of pressing a bag
made in this shape, as the weight of the
fruit in the larger part causes the juice
to flow freely at the point. To pint
of juice add a pint of sugar and boil fif-
teen minutes, or until it is jelly; pour
into tumblcrs, or bowls, and finish ac-
cording to general directions. If ounces
are scarce, the parings and cores OF
ounces with good tart apples, boiled and
strained as above, make excellent jelly,
and the ounces are saved for preserves.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-09-28
The Otter as a Fisher.

Offers will frequently help themselves
to trout, which they catch with some dex-
terity under the rock-shelves, and in
variably bring out of the water to a favor
ite spot where they can be eaten at leis-
urc. A Scotch story tells of a shepherds
wife who used day by day to visit certain
favorite position of this kind where the
otter was wont to land with its prey,
take bite of it's shoulder, and leave the
rest. These relics the old wife gathered
morning by morning, feeding herself fand
household from an excellent and never
failing supply. One day the laird shot
the otter, "puir beastie, " and much did
she lament the loss Of her fish m.apges.
-FW Trade Re0ies.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-09-28
Not Cured in English.

There is a young man in Minneapolis
who shutters so badly that space OF
about three years has escaped from him
during the years that he has talked. He
went to Germany some time ago to re-
ceive treatment for the affliction. He
wrote home that he was cured, perfectly
cured, of the suffering. In consequence
there was great rejoicing among his
friends. When he arrived he was greeted
at the depot by a party of friends.
"How did you get along2" they in
quired.
"P-p-pretty WE'LL" he replied.
elbow did you like ita"
"F-f-tirst rate. Nice c-c-country."
"How did you get along with the
treatment?"
"Sp-p-splendidly."
"Wc thought that you were cured2"
"S-s-so I am"
"But you do not talk any better than
when you went away"
"W-w-well, you s-s-see I was only cured
in G-g-german. wasn't t-t-treated IN
English. h."-Ainneapolis Journal.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-09-28
Can't DOtlge 'Em.

A Wayne County farmer, who had q
little time to spare during the drought,
went at it and created seven artificial
mounds to resemble graves, in a field
close to the road. Signboards were put
up and labeled: Tramp No. L."
"Tramp No. 3" and so on through, and
when the work was finished the granger
went up to the house with grin on his
face and said to his wife:
"That ere dodge will beat all the
laws in Michigan to keep tramps away"
Breakfast was not yet over next morn
ing when there was knock on the
kitchen door, and the farmer opened it
to find five gaunt tramps standing in a
half circle.
"You hcre!" he yelled as soon as he
could credit his senses. 'Didn't you
see those graves down by the road?"
"Wc did, SIR" answered the Oldest
tramp for all. "That's just why we
stopped. We wanted to knowSf they